Talismans - Magical gem: Anguipes (A) voces (B)

Magical gem: Anguipes (A) voces (B)

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CBd-Number:

CBd-3477

ID-Number:

Fr-BnF-CdM_Blanchet.20

Collection:

FR_Paris, Cabinet des Médailles

Inventory:

Blanchet.20

References:

Delatte–Derchain 1964, no. 19; Mastrocinque 2014, no. 297; Michel, DMG, no. 3.A.4.d_1

Former Collections:

Blanchet, Jules-Adrien (1866–1957)

Material:

jasper, green and red

Dimensions:

22 x 18 x 4 mm

Iconography:

Anguipes, cock-headed; weapon: armour; vessel, unspecified

Divine Names & Voces:

voces, unidentified; αζαραχθαζαρα-palindrome and variants

Description: Side A upright oval, side B transverse oval, both faces flat. Shape 8–9. Green and red jasper. The lower part is missing.

A: Cock-headed Anguipes in armour holding his snake-legs in his hands and sitting on a vessel.
B: Greek inscription in two lines: αζαρα[.]|θαζαρ[.] → αζαραχθαζαρα-palindrome.

Post-antiquue? (CBd).

Bibliography
Delatte–Derchain 1964, no. 19.
Mastrocinque 2014 on CBd-3477

The Cabinet des Médailles database on CBd-3477

Last modified: 2019-10-30 15:55:22

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CBd-3477. The Campbell Bonner Magical Gems Database (2010-), developed at the Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest, editor-in-chief: Á. M. Nagy. Retrieved from: cbd.mfab.hu/cbd/3477 on 09-03-2025.

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Credits Photo: A. Mastrocinque

Notes Side A and B